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eleny

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19. This is one I bookmarked recently

Sat Mar 28, 2020, 06:36 PM

Mar 2020

https://www.skinnytaste.com/baked-turkey-croquettes/

But I'll use Progresso Italian crumbs because it's what we have on hand. I could make a whole wheat bread and make our own crumbs. But the Progresso are so darned delicious.

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Another thing I did to stretch a meal. [View all] boston bean Mar 2020 OP

Don't forget to use the bones and carcass and skin for turkey stock. no_hypocrisy Mar 2020 #1

Yep. Did that. We love it. I do it in a pressure cooker. boston bean Mar 2020 #2

Me too! no_hypocrisy Mar 2020 #3

Pressure cooker love! eleny Mar 2020 #6

That it does! boston bean Mar 2020 #16

I regularly get a turkey breast mcar Mar 2020 #4

Nice! boston bean Mar 2020 #11

We buy the frozen boneless Butterball turkey breast roasts for $9.98 each for our ARPad95 Mar 2020 #5

I have never seen those at the store. boston bean Mar 2020 #17

We get them from our local Walmart. /nt ARPad95 Mar 2020 #20

depression era meal stretcher - add more water to the soup nt msongs Mar 2020 #7

.. Demovictory9 Mar 2020 #56

I made a big pot of red beans and rice. lpbk2713 Mar 2020 #8

I have never made rice and beans. boston bean Mar 2020 #14

You can make it stovetop or in a slow cooker. lpbk2713 Mar 2020 #24

Thank you very much! boston bean Mar 2020 #31

I add cayenne pepper. lpbk2713 Mar 2020 #32

Be sure to add the salt AFTER the beans have fully cooked MagickMuffin Mar 2020 #67

We got two at Thanksgiving but left them in the deep freeze eleny Mar 2020 #9

Turkey croquettes? You have a recipe? boston bean Mar 2020 #10

This is one I bookmarked recently eleny Mar 2020 #19

Those look good! I think I am going to try! boston bean Mar 2020 #21

I liked how they're baked instead of fried eleny Mar 2020 #25

I liked that too. boston bean Mar 2020 #30

Turkey croquettes sound yummy! Thanks for the link - bookmarked. nt crickets Mar 2020 #61

I'll be thinking of DU as I prepare these! eleny Mar 2020 #64

I can get at least 6 meals from 2 lbs of ground beef n/t SoCalDem Mar 2020 #12

Ok, spill it. boston bean Mar 2020 #15

Here goes: with chicken recipes too SoCalDem Mar 2020 #62

Rice a Roni Spanish Rice MoonlitKnight Mar 2020 #26

Yeah, I can do about that also. Blue_true Mar 2020 #51

Eat mostly vegetarian, you save a lot of monie when you don't eat meat n/t Victor_c3 Mar 2020 #13

Veggies can also be very expensive. boston bean Mar 2020 #18

They can be, but avoid the organic section and they're more reasonable Victor_c3 Mar 2020 #22

That is my downfall. I go to whole foods for veggies. boston bean Mar 2020 #23

I do that with pork roast. I spend $14 on the roast, feed 3 people and applegrove Mar 2020 #27

I love pork roast. Gonna get one of those next time. boston bean Mar 2020 #33

Boneless pork rib roast. Slather it with butter, garlic powder and salt and pepper. applegrove Mar 2020 #34

Yum yum! boston bean Mar 2020 #37

Forty nine cents a pound frozen bird next to 1.99 per lb St. Louis cachukis Mar 2020 #28

Good for you. And stay safe! boston bean Mar 2020 #29

My grandfather worked in the Back Bay Station at the Post Office as a Supervisor. cachukis Mar 2020 #45

Sounds delish lillypaddle Mar 2020 #35

I think they should carry them too. boston bean Mar 2020 #36

What are the smallest turkey breasts you're seeing in stores? KY_EnviroGuy Mar 2020 #46

Hey KY see post 4&5 they discuss frozen turkey breasts. boston bean Mar 2020 #47

Found what I'm looking for, just right for my son and I. KY_EnviroGuy Mar 2020 #59

I buy frozen turkeys at Thanksgiving and keep them in the freezer csziggy Mar 2020 #54

I just don't have room to freeze them lillypaddle Mar 2020 #58

They do in NYC Polybius Mar 2020 #66

Why are we stretching meals? Goodheart Mar 2020 #38

To not have to go out so often. boston bean Mar 2020 #39

Gotcha. Goodheart Mar 2020 #41

Not as much money around Retrograde Mar 2020 #52

Two words-Hot Brown. I was going to link to the recipe, but rzemanfl Mar 2020 #40

Just looked. Sounds great!!!! boston bean Mar 2020 #42

Very rich food. In normal times we can get the dish at restaurant a few miles away. n/t rzemanfl Mar 2020 #43

Thanksgiving pie (or something similar) displacedtexan Mar 2020 #44

That is a good idea! boston bean Mar 2020 #50

If you have residual meat, some celery, mayonnaise and mustard, Blue_true Mar 2020 #48

Yeah, there we go. Another good thought! boston bean Mar 2020 #49

My general goal is to have my meals come in at about two dollars each. PoindexterOglethorpe Mar 2020 #53

Bought a Butterball. Still thawing. $1.79/lb. Ilsa Mar 2020 #55

Our turkey rotation of favorite everyday meals (or chicken)... Grasswire2 Mar 2020 #57

That's a lot for a turkey Polybius Mar 2020 #60

Yes it is. But this time of year is only place to find a whole turkey. boston bean Mar 2020 #63

I guess I'm used to NYC Polybius Mar 2020 #65